It's candidates' job to get names on ballot

There was an ad for people to write unofficial "candidates" for Hazleton City Council on the ballot. It is irrelevant who these people are. There is a procedure to get on the ballot via meeting people and getting 100 signatures.

It is hard work collecting these signatures and learning what people in the area expect from them. How sincere are these candidates going to be? What work will they do for the taxpayer? If they wanted to truly be our representatives, then they would have done the hard work to do so, and not expect the voters to do the work for them.

If they could not get the 100 signatures, then they show a lack of dedication and determination.

Dee Deakos,

Hazleton

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